broadcast
Who acts: broadcast, you, We, farmer · What happens: broadcast, mean, send out, be, tell, scatter · To what, where: programme, television, TV, news, lots, seeds · Speech: someone speaks here
«broadcast» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: broadcast in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
To broadcast means to send out a programme on television, radio or the internet.
The tree, 14 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To | to | PART | _ | 2 broadcast | mark |
| 2 | broadcast | broadcast | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 means | csubj |
| 3 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | to | to | PART | _ | 5 send | mark |
| 5 | send | send | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 means | xcomp |
| 6 | out | out | ADP | _ | 5 send | compound:prt |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 programme | det |
| 8 | programme | programme | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 send | obj |
| 9 | on | on | ADP | _ | 10 television | case |
| 10 | television | television | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 programme | nmod |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 radio | punct |
| 12 | radio | radio | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 programme | conj |
| 13 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 15 internet | cc |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 15 internet | det |
| 15 | internet | internet | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 programme | conj |
| 16 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 means | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | broadcast speech: other | to-infinitive | vn instr_communication-37.4.1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 2 | mean | present | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | ||||||
| 3 | send out not said to happen | to-infinitive | a programme and radio or the internet | television | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent programme=Theme |
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:
"the match will be broadcast live".
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 6 broadcast | punct |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 match | det |
| 3 | match | match | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 broadcast | nsubj:pass |
| 4 | will | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 6 broadcast | aux |
| 5 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 6 broadcast | aux:pass |
| 6 | broadcast | broadcast | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 7 | live | live | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 broadcast | xcomp |
| 8 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 6 broadcast | punct |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 broadcast | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | broadcast speech: other in a quote | future · passive | the match | live property | vn instr_communication-37.4.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic |
Meaning 2
Usage: noun — kept apart, not parsed.
A broadcast is a programme sent out on TV, radio or online.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 broadcast | det |
| 2 | broadcast | broadcast | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 programme | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 programme | cop |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 programme | det |
| 5 | programme | programme | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | sent | send | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 5 programme | acl |
| 7 | out | out | ADP | _ | 6 sent | compound:prt |
| 8 | on | on | ADP | _ | 9 TV | case |
| 9 | TV | TV | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 sent | obl |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 radio | punct |
| 11 | radio | radio | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 programme | parataxis |
| 12 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 13 online | cc |
| 13 | online | online | ADV | _ | 11 radio | conj |
| 14 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 programme | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | a broadcast | a programme | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | send out | participle | a programme not said here | TV | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:
"a news broadcast".
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 4 broadcast | punct |
| 2 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 broadcast | det |
| 3 | news | news | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 broadcast | compound |
| 4 | broadcast | broadcast | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 5 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 4 broadcast | punct |
| 6 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 broadcast | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Meaning 3
To broadcast news or a secret means to tell lots of people.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To | to | PART | _ | 2 broadcast | mark |
| 2 | broadcast | broadcast | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 7 means | csubj |
| 3 | news | news | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 broadcast | obj |
| 4 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 6 secret | cc |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 secret | det |
| 6 | secret | secret | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 news | conj |
| 7 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 8 | to | to | PART | _ | 9 tell | mark |
| 9 | tell | tell | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 7 means | xcomp |
| 10 | lots | lot | NOUN | Number=Plur | 9 tell | obj |
| 11 | of | of | ADP | _ | 12 people | case |
| 12 | people | people | NOUN | Number=Plur | 10 lots | nmod |
| 13 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 7 means | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | broadcast speech: other | to-infinitive | news or a secret | vn instr_communication-37.4.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent news=Topic | |||||
| 2 | mean | present | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | ||||||
| 3 | tell speech: assert not said to happen | to-infinitive | lots of people | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent lot=Recipient |
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:
"don't broadcast it".
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 4 broadcast | punct |
| 2 | do | do | AUX | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 4 broadcast | aux |
| 3 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 4 broadcast | advmod |
| 4 | broadcast | broadcast | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 broadcast | obj |
| 6 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 4 broadcast | punct |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 broadcast | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not broadcast speech: other in a quote | imperative · do-support | you not said here | it | vn instr_communication-37.4.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Topic |
Meaning 4
Usage: farming, old — kept apart, not parsed.
To broadcast seeds means to scatter them widely by hand.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To | to | PART | _ | 2 broadcast | mark |
| 2 | broadcast | broadcast | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 means | csubj |
| 3 | seeds | seed | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 broadcast | obj |
| 4 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | to | to | PART | _ | 6 scatter | mark |
| 6 | scatter | scatter | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 means | xcomp |
| 7 | them | they | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 scatter | obj |
| 8 | widely | widely | ADV | _ | 6 scatter | advmod |
| 9 | by | by | ADP | _ | 10 hand | case |
| 10 | hand | hand | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 scatter | obl |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 means | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | broadcast speech: other | to-infinitive | seeds | vn instr_communication-37.4.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent seed=Topic | |||||
| 2 | mean | present | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | ||||||
| 3 | scatter not said to happen | to-infinitive | seeds = seed | by hand; widely property | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent they=Theme by hand=Destination |
Example 1
The football final is broadcast live on TV.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 final | det |
| 2 | football | football | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 final | compound |
| 3 | final | final | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 broadcast | nsubj:pass |
| 4 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 broadcast | aux:pass |
| 5 | broadcast | broadcast | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 6 | live | live | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 broadcast | xcomp |
| 7 | on | on | ADP | _ | 8 TV | case |
| 8 | TV | TV | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 live | obl |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 broadcast | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | broadcast speech: other | present · passive | the football final | live property | vn instr_communication-37.4.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic |
Example 2
We listened to the news broadcast on the radio.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | We | we | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs | 2 listened | nsubj |
| 2 | listened | listen | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | to | to | ADP | _ | 6 broadcast | case |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 broadcast | det |
| 5 | news | news | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 broadcast | compound |
| 6 | broadcast | broadcast | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 listened | obl |
| 7 | on | on | ADP | _ | 9 radio | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 radio | det |
| 9 | radio | radio | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 listened | obl |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 listened | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | listen | past | We | the radio | to the news broadcast | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent to broadcast=Theme |
Example 3
The school play was broadcast online for grandparents.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 play | det |
| 2 | school | school | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 play | compound |
| 3 | play | play | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 broadcast | nsubj:pass |
| 4 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 broadcast | aux:pass |
| 5 | broadcast | broadcast | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 6 | online | online | ADV | _ | 5 broadcast | advmod |
| 7 | for | for | ADP | _ | 8 grandparents | case |
| 8 | grandparents | grandparent | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 broadcast | obl |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 broadcast | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | broadcast speech: other | past · passive | the school play | for grandparents; online property | vn instr_communication-37.4.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic |
Example 4
The broadcast starts at 6:30 and lasts 30 minutes.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 broadcast | det |
| 2 | broadcast | broadcast | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 starts | nsubj |
| 3 | starts | start | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | at | at | ADP | _ | 5 6:30 | case |
| 5 | 6:30 | 6:30 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 3 starts | obl |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 7 lasts | cc |
| 7 | lasts | last | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 starts | conj |
| 8 | 30 | 30 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 9 minutes | nummod |
| 9 | minutes | minute | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 lasts | obj |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 starts | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | start | present | the broadcast | 6:30 | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality | ||||
| 2 | last | present | the broadcast not said here | minute | vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme |
Example 5
Don't broadcast my secret to the whole class!
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Do | do | AUX | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 3 broadcast | aux |
| 2 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 3 broadcast | advmod |
| 3 | broadcast | broadcast | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | my | my | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 5 secret | nmod:poss |
| 5 | secret | secret | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 broadcast | obj |
| 6 | to | to | ADP | _ | 9 class | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 class | det |
| 8 | whole | whole | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 class | amod |
| 9 | class | class | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 broadcast | obl |
| 10 | ! | ! | PUNCT | _ | 3 broadcast | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not broadcast speech: other | imperative · do-support | you not said here | my secret | the whole class | vn instr_communication-37.4.1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent secret=Topic to class=Recipient |
Example 6
The farmer broadcast the seeds across the field.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 farmer | det |
| 2 | farmer | farmer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 broadcast | nsubj |
| 3 | broadcast | broadcast | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 seeds | det |
| 5 | seeds | seed | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 broadcast | obj |
| 6 | across | across | ADP | _ | 8 field | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 field | det |
| 8 | field | field | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 broadcast | obl |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 broadcast | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | broadcast speech: other | past | the farmer | the seeds | the field | vn instr_communication-37.4.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent seed=Topic |
Example 7
The radio station broadcasts music all night.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 music | det |
| 2 | radio | radio | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 station | compound |
| 3 | station | station | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 broadcasts | compound |
| 4 | broadcasts | broadcast | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 music | compound |
| 5 | music | music | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 7 night | det |
| 7 | night | night | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 music | nmod:unmarked |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 music | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
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